TELL CITY – The public is invited to attend a Tuesday open house to meet new Hoosier National Forest District Ranger Anne Carey.

The open house, from 3:30 to 6 p.m., will be held at the ranger station, located at 248 15th St. in Tell City.

Carey began her duties Sept. 29 and made the move from the Cleveland National Forest in southern California, where she served as recreation director. In her new position, Carey is responsible for overall forest programs within the 200,000 acres of the Hoosier National Forest.

SANTA CLAUS – Holiday World & Splashin' Safari will hold several job fairs to fill more than 2,000 seasonal positions.

Job seekers may arrive at any time during the fairs, which will feature representatives from the park's various departments, including admissions, food services, lifeguards, rides, games, sweepers, merchandise and more.

Applicants may speak with multiple department representatives and then apply to work for one or more departments. Job interviews will be conducted at that time.

TELL CITY – Family and Friends, an American Heart Association class, will hold an adult, child and infant CPR and choking rescue skills course from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Perry County Emergency Medical Services building in Tell City.

Cost is $10 and registration is due by 1 p.m. Wednesday.

A second class will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 26 with registration due Feb. 25. For more information or to register call Caryn Weiss at 547-0125.

TELL CITY – The advisory board for the Perry County Recycling Management District is "looking at scaling back" in response to the nation's economic downturn, Executive Director Paul Alvey told the district board of directors at their regular meeting Jan. 22.

TELL CITY — Two of Tell City's water wells are pumping at their highest capacities in years after the city invested more than $50,000 to remove built-up scaling and rehabilitate the large pumps that deliver hundreds of thousands of gallons of water every day.

Tell City's water comes from deep wells that tap into underground aquifiers. Wells are located in two fields near the city treatment plant and closer to the Ohio River.

PERRY COUNTY – A Jan. 25 story in the Indianapolis Star alleges documents the newspaper obtained through court action prove Archdiocese of Indianapolis officials knew Father Harry Monroe was a child molester long before they assigned him to Perry County.

PERRY COUNTY – Road conditions were improving, but Perry County people were not out of the woods yet Friday as far as winter-storm related dangers, one driver found out. Fulda resident Rob Gentry, 39, sustained a minor injury when ice from another vehicle shattered the windshield of his pickup truck at approximately 10:30 a.m. a short distance west of the Waupaca turnoff on Indiana 66.

Gentry was treated by Perry County paramedics at the scene for a cut over one eye and declined further treatment.

"This snow emergency is beyond the capabilities of the local county resources," their declaration states. "Perry County is unable to clear the snow from the roads to provide safe travel routes." Residents are encouraged to refrain from travel until the declaration expires at noon Friday.

The proclamation does not officially close any roads, but drivers are encouraged to remain at home except for essential travel, which can include going to work and emergency situations.

CANNELTON – Cannelton Schools Superintendent and High School Principal Al Chapman wants to make a number of changes to improve energy efficiency in that building, and continues to pursue bond funding for that purpose and to make the school system's debts more manageable.